EIN 33-0627955

American Federation for Children

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(4)
Num. employees
47
Year formed
1994
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
American Federation for Children empowers lower-income families with the freedom to choose the best K-12 education through school choice advocacy.
Also known as...
Advocates for School Choice
Total revenues
$8,995,479
2022
Total expenses
$8,835,736
2022
Total assets
$5,215,670
2022
Num. employees
47
2022

Program areas at American Federation for Children

State support:direct grants made to non-profit organizations contracts with lobbyists and other consultants and direct expenses incurred within select states throughout the country to support efforts to develop and pass school choice legislation; enact new school choice programs; protect, strengthen or expand current school choice programs.
Conferences:conduct or participate in training seminars, conferences, and smalldonor events for scholars and activists to develop strategies for advancing and promoting school choice around the country.
Communications:develop and distribute research and policy material to educate policymakers, state and local leaders, media and general public about the need for, and success of, school choice; develop and mobilize at the grassroots level to show support for school choice; conduct print, broadcast, digital, and social media activities to promote school choice around the country.

Grants made by American Federation for Children

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Let MI Kids LearnDirect Contribution$250,000
Education Leadership CouncilEducational Choice Support in Ga$70,000
South Carolina Opportunity NowEducational Choice Support in SC$50,000
...and 5 more grants made

Who funds American Federation for Children

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
National Alliance for Public Charter SchoolsGrant To Participate in DC Parent Rally$10,000
Healey Family FoundationGeneral Support$1,000

Personnel at American Federation for Children

NameTitleCompensation
Thomas SchultzChief Executive Officer$343,560
Elisa ClementsChief Operating Officer / Vice President of Operations Utah / National Director of Operations / Managing Director of Development / Deputy Director of Development$236,330
Jennifer MillerChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$237,871
Katie LinehanNational Director of Communications and Marketing / National Director of Comm and Marketing / Director of External Relations$187,513
Ryan CantrellNational Director of Government Affairs / Director of State Teams and Elections Alabama$217,932
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for American Federation for Children

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$8,904,961
Program services$22,209
Investment income and dividends$23,722
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$4,881
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$39,706
Total revenues$8,995,479

Form 990s for American Federation for Children

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2018-122020-01-24990View PDF
2017-122019-02-21990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
September 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
December 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 27, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
December 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $400,000 from The Jobs First Coalition
December 24, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsSchoolsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Political advocacyNational levelGala fundraisersRelated 527
General information
Address
10440 Little Patuxent Pkwy 300-343
Columbia, MD 21044
Metro area
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
County
Howard County, MD
Website URL
federationforchildren.org/ 
Phone
(202) 280-1990
Facebook page
SchoolChoiceNow 
Twitter profile
@schoolchoicenow 
IRS details
EIN
33-0627955
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1994
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B01: Education Alliances and Advocacy
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
Not Operating or In Process of Dissolving
Charity Registration status
Exempt - Dissolved
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
095665
FTB Entity ID
1873258
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-10-16
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